Show NOTES OF THE STAGE I Clay Clement is touring the south in A Southern Gentleman and is meeting meet-ing with great success Hugh J Warde is playing at the Grand Opera House in Pittsburg and the papers speak highly of his efforts James K Hackett made his debut asa I as-a star in Anthony Hopes Rupert of Hentzau a sequel to The Prisoner of Kendo II I Kellv and Mason in Who is Who I will follow Clarke at the Grand It is said to be an especially funny piece composed largely of specialties Edmond Rostand the author of the lately disputed Cyrano de Bergerac is writing a play for Sarah Bernhardt Olga Nethersole is to have the English version I Victory Batemans supposed insanity insan-ity was an attack of nervous prostration prostra-tion from which it is said she will completely com-pletely recover She js resting quietly at her home in Newark N J I Viola PrattGillett is understudy to Lizzie MacNichol of the Castle Square Opera company in New York and > x pccts to make ner appearance shortly as Ortrud in Lohengrin Miss Suzanne Adams is the latest opera favorite in New York and made a highly successful debut as Juliette The notable fact is that she 1s an American Amer-ican girl and received her musical education ed-ucation in this country Frawley says that a succession of thirsts on the part of his company caused all his troubles He has plans I for organizing a stock company in Washington for the spring and summer season and proclaims that teetotalers only need apply as he has had enough oi the tank drama I St James theatre in London will have a smoking room for ladies chen it is remodeled Evidently it will be strictly uptodate The modern playhouses with their smoking rooms bars pictures pic-tures decorated foyers lounging rooms I etc would seem to obviate the necessity neces-sity of dramatic entertainment Foster Bials have lately advertised adver-tised their place of amusement a bit by presenting a very objectionable pan tomine entitled An Affair of Honor It Js an ill wind etc for a revulsion of feeling usually follows an outbreak of this kind and decency is observed for a space I The announcement conies to us that Iii rt Sir Henry Irving has failed in both health and fortune and it was first thought that the stage would not see him again Later advices say however how-ever that he will accept aSum furnished fur-nished by the subscription of his friends and that hewill resume his car ca-r el but as an actor only He wHIr wHI-r sign his managerial duties |